Synonymous with celebrities and millionaires, St Moritz kickstarted winter tourism in Switzerland 150 years ago. Since then, ...

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These amazing feats of engineering allow trains to navigate the steepest valleys and cross the deepest rivers.

Starting from Zermatt, pass through the magnificent Matterhorn, Brig, Andermatt, Oberalp Pass (the highest point that the Glacier Express passes through at 2033m) and Chur, before arriving at St ...

The tobogganing track is the Albula pass road, closed for winter, which descends 400m to the town of Bürgen. Although ‘family friendly’, it’s still incredibly fast, with tight corners and ...

Gino Mäder Gino Mäder too died after crashing with his bike. The Swiss rider lost control while descending the Albula Pass in the 2023 Tour de Suisse. Hospital in Chur A helicopter took Mäder to the ...

The two main lines on the Bernina Express route – the Bernina line and the Albula line – were jointly ... tunnels and across the stunning Bernina Pass at 7,391 feet above sea level.